The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-09-06
Mr.. coLoRoWs GREAT SPEECH.
Bnl Sye Reports IL and Explains His
Indian Policy.

/ hire a sufficient number of armed herders 70
take the entire grand remnant sale Of Indian
/ tribes out on the plains and watch them all
summer. rounding them up and counting
them every morning and evening % see that
they are all there Through the day they
might be kept busy pulling up the "pzen
weed which grows al over the grazing
grounds OF the west and thus they would
get plenty Of fresh air and at the same time
/ DO good m modest way. But this scheme
for -Utelizing" the Utes is hundred years
ahead Of the age, ANA so ! DO not expect
that il will meet with the Endorsement OF the
administration
There are. however. TWO sides 20 the Indian
| questiou-viz. a right and a wrong side
/ That is why the Indian question wears 50
we'll
One Of the great wrongs incident TO the
matter is the great delay in officially reach
| Ing tine war department in such way as 20
attract the eve of the speaker BY the time
a courier can get into a telegraph station and
wire the governor of a state. who notifies the
adnfaut general to write "A dictated etfer
with his trenchaut typewriter, apprisng enc
commander Of the department. who Is at
Coney Island or Carlsbad. with mo- typewriter
nearer than fifteen miles. who wires the gov
emor 10 make active inquiries about the mat
ter. and by the time the governor has sent
committee. who 60 90 within fifty miles OF
t the scene " h0,uhties. and return nt the vnd
of SIX weeks 10 report that they do mot kno"
whether there ha, been am outbreak on NOT,
and then when ranchmau really killed and
reputable eNitue~ses who We're personally
acquainted with deceased and wi.l sweat mat
they have n0 interest boo tne result of The ont-
break. come boz ami mike written ana
grammatical request for troops and the war
department gets thoroughly rested. the ln-
iians have gone home. washed fhe gore OH
their haui- aud resumed t.eir quiet hum-
/ drum iife Like trying t1 treat I'd man ODD
Liverpool for softeniug of the brain hy ap.
plying the mind cure per cable from So"
Yors the remedy - TOO remote from the dis
ea.e
Indians are quick and impu.,ivs n the
matter Of homicide They are ..DH f1 -rlrple
with anything of humorous nature. anil nu
the humor0u, lecturers who have neen nn
the Ute lecture course have lost money. nut
boo the holocaust lime or general arson. t'f-
tur. aud massacre business fNtF u.t Win
astonishing ramilts A. 70 race. they re-
gard This entire land as their Ovid just a, the
mosquitoes claim Sew Jersey simply Dee
cause they wele there first
The Indians sea that t0e property Is im.
proving aud 800 they feel m0Ie ani more
wealthy and arrogant They claim THAT they
NiI never eiyeup thrr rights unless they
get hard up, and even then Do "ll no' count
They always have mental reservation ODD
s To-.
vation provided BIS ihe government
Indians naturally dislike o. -ee these lands
Iu ,he possession OF wealthy men whose SONS
earn precari.u, livelihood by playing lawn
tennis
Co.oron once maie a short speech to bis
troops. which was taseu down 700 the time hY
gentleman vino nas present aud who "as
collecting material for % uew third reolar for
our common schools
Coloron cin.mei that Do was incorrect. and
the NOTES were found aiterwarI 0u the -ienos
rapher- body 10 i- about %. ucNi,h bu,i-
ncs, to report an Indian speech os Do N to
pouItice a boil on the person ot the ameer Of
Cahul
m closing Colorow said Warriors. our
sun i- set Wrare most of US on thrl base
aid we have no influence with the umpire
"Once coud stand ON tue high ground
ami one shout would hli the forest with "ar-
rior- Now the gaiung wind catches up my
cry and bears % away like ihe echo " our
former greatness and heaf "a low voice
murmur Rats
whisky and refinement have filled our
land with sorrow The white man crossed
the dark waters 100 his large canoe and filled
the forest with churches and railroad acci-
dents
"rhe Indian loves n0t o. make money and
own aldermen for which bee has 300 use. he
loves his wives and his children and ntIu-ts
them with the responsibility of doing ail DDS
work The white man comes to %, with
honeyed words and says Do we VII divide our
lands with him he will give us present. and
when We give him a county and hai Dee
gives us AIRED collar button aud blue noos. ODD
which bee has written boo his strange and silent
language. WHEN this you see. remember me..
Our warriors are weak and hlFt the hearts
of women They care not eos tue "ariatuor
Oh. chase Most ot them want to go 900 the
stage Once mF warriors weut with me az "a
moments warning t9 clean out tne .Nr They
slept 100 the swamp, NItH tine uft0eHnses af
n.-ht and fought like wolves u tle dat time.
SOW my warriors will not $50 900 tAe "llpatn
without "a vali-e. and some NJ them "ant t0
carry their dinner
"Some day. like Che fall OF "a mighty 0ak m
The forest Colol0n viii flll t0 the earth aud
Doe viii rise u0 more You Wil bee scattered
o. tue -four winds OF heaven AMI you wlI 20
900 more o. battle Some OF you "ill .tar'e
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